Todd Boehly Thread

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16 hours ago, Fernando said:

Spoke a lot of sense. 

If it was because Poch wanted his way and be the boss, then ofsky is the right way. 

No way a manager will get that type of control unless your Pep. 

First season with Todd and Tuchel we saw what bad players we get when we go by the coach. 

I rather the club as a collective continue to buy, as for me they done good with buys after the first season disaster with Tuchel. 

And even if there was a manager who should be given more control, it certainly isn’t Poch. 

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34 minutes ago, Strike said:

I don’t think there’s an argument to be made that they don’t care. 
 

they’ve spent on the club without an idea of the money coming back. They obviously do care. Question is if they’re competent 

They've spent on the club to increase its resale value. That's why it's almost always about signing young players with potential, on long-term contracts. They're not bothered by the lack of any near-term success on the pitch. And they want a manager that buys into the same philosophy 

There's no doubt they intend to make a massive profit in about 7 years time, when its time for them to wrap up and sell the club. And to be fair, why wouldn't they? That's what most club owners are in it for, anyway. Especially a consortium like Clownlake. 

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13 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

They've spent on the club to increase its resale value. That's why it's almost always about signing young players with potential, on long-term contracts. They're not bothered by the lack of any near-term success on the pitch. And they want a manager that buys into the same philosophy 

There's no doubt they intend to make a massive profit in about 7 years time, when its time for them to wrap up and sell the club. And to be fair, why wouldn't they? That's what most club owners are in it for, anyway. Especially a consortium like Clownlake. 

That's a big leap. I don't think people purely working out profit would go out and buy two 100 million mids that lot of other clubs wanted too. And they've said their plan is eventually to build a 100 point team and not continue to keep this like a Dortmund-style young footballer project. 

I'm not arguing about their competence. But I don't buy that they're here to profit alone. 

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Bad omen:

Production of beloved Chelsea candy will end after 50 years

https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15189803

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From the Gab and Jules podcast.

A consortium that could fall apart

Marcotti claimed that Boehly and the Clearlake duo of Eghbali and Feliciano “don’t see eye to eye.”

“We’ve seen Boehly stepping back… they seem to be at odds… I think Boehly might fade into the background, maybe sell part of his stake or all of his stake. He’s not going to be visible,” the pundit continued.

It’s an interesting take on things. Of course we hear so little from them it’s hard to get a read on what’s going on behind the scenes, but the reporting that Eghbali was anti-Pochettino while Boehly came out and publicly praised the coach recently certainly backs up Marcotti’s speculating that the two parties are pulling in different directions.

Whether or not that leads Boehly to sell part of his stake or just take more of a passive role overall remains to be seen, but as Marcotti points out, the overwhelming financial might is with Clearlake.

https://Chelsea.news/2024/05/110609/amp/

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2 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

From the Gab and Jules podcast.

 

A consortium that could fall apart

Marcotti claimed that Boehly and the Clearlake duo of Eghbali and Feliciano “don’t see eye to eye.”

“We’ve seen Boehly stepping back… they seem to be at odds… I think Boehly might fade into the background, maybe sell part of his stake or all of his stake. He’s not going to be visible,” the pundit continued.

 

It’s an interesting take on things. Of course we hear so little from them it’s hard to get a read on what’s going on behind the scenes, but the reporting that Eghbali was anti-Pochettino while Boehly came out and publicly praised the coach recently certainly backs up Marcotti’s speculating that the two parties are pulling in different directions.

Whether or not that leads Boehly to sell part of his stake or just take more of a passive role overall remains to be seen, but as Marcotti points out, the overwhelming financial might is with Clearlake.

https://Chelsea.news/2024/05/110609/amp/

It's the same info that Vesper posted in the long video. 

 

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Chelsea shambles has turned USA investors away from buying Premier League clubs - Report

Chelsea are a laughing stock.

Since buying the club for £2.5bn and pledging another £1.75bn in further club investment, Todd Boehly and friends have presided over a total shambles.

Since the takeover in 2022, it has taken them only two years to reach spending of £1.5bn+ on signing players, including another quarter of a billion (so far!) in this current summer window.

The news of the laughable Chelsea shambles has now reached over the pond, with a special Bloomberg report (see below) now detailing how American investors have seen what’s happened at the Stamford Bridge circus and are now seeing Premier League clubs as not such a good idea.

So many American ‘investors’ already in play in England, with around half the Premier League clubs and some 30+ overall of the 92 clubs in the four divisions having significant USA ownership/control.

The reality is that only four of the Premier League clubs in the 2022/23 season (the most recent available figures for all clubs) made a profit.

You can see why our friends across the pond might be getting cold feet, when over in the United States, their major sports are arranged with the specific aim of everybody making as much money as possible. Things such as the threat of relegation a very foreign concept.

The Bloomberg report also notes the ever increasing competition at the top end of the Premier League, with the reality now being that whilst there are only four automatic places for Champions League qualification, there are arguably now at least twice as many teams as there are places, vying for those positions.

Reuters

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50 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

turned USA investors away from buying Premier League clubs

GOOD!!!!

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Even assuming Chelsea: - had the property sale in 22/23 approved at full value - found the c£100m profit from other non-mens football intra group sales in 23/24 - somehow pull in £35m for a front of shirt sponsor for this season or can recognise £35m for the Club World Cup in 24/25's accounts - win the Europa Conference but don't have significant additional incentives to pay (generating a net £30m) - otherwise get to £500m revenue for 24/25 I have them still needing around £75m of additional non-operating profit (player or other profits) AFTER this window to hit 24/25 PSR. Which given previous years, would be an achievement...

 

 

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Win for Todd Boehly

Premier League clear Chelsea's controversial £76.5m hotel sale in major PSR boost

Chelsea were handed a significant boost from the Premier League in their bid to avoid breaching Profit and Sustainability (PSR) rules.

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/todd-boehly-premier-league-Chelsea-controversial-76-million-hotel-sale-psr/bltcd59984c93485e3a

 

 

 

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On 15/05/2024 at 16:35, Vytis33 said:

Todd doesn’t know who Eden Hazard is?

 

 

First time I've seen this. It's sickening.

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Hes a ticket tout...

''A website co-owned by Todd Boehly is involved in the “unauthorised” resale of tickets to Chelsea matches and other Premier League games to foreign tourists, Telegraph Sport can reveal.

Vivid Seats, a US-based online marketplace of which Boehly is both an investor and director, does not allow fans based in Britain to buy or sell tickets – a practice which would be illegal.''

Sometimes they get punched outside SB.....

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TODD BOEHLY BOUGHT TRENT ROCKETS FROM CRICKET THE HUNDRED

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Todd Boehly brushes off Chelsea fan criticism as ‘par for the course’

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6164691/2025/02/27/todd-boehly-Chelsea-supporters/

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has brushed off fans’ criticism as “par for the course” and refused to guarantee the club’s ownership structure will be the same this time next year.

Speaking to a packed room at the Financial Times’ Business of Football Summit in London on Thursday evening, Boehly also said strikers are hard to sign and that you cannot find them in a “grocery store”.

Before Chelsea’s game against Southampton on Tuesday night, around 200 supporters protested against Boehly and Clearlake Capital’s ownership of the club.

The protest included negative chants towards Boehly and Clearlake Capital and positive songs for Roman Abramovich, the club’s former owner.

GO DEEPER

Fan discontent at Stamford Bridge makes Chelsea's biggest challenge clearer than ever

“I just think it is par for the course,” Boehly said when asked about the fans’ unrest. “The sooner you learn you are not going to keep all the people happy all the time, the freedom shows up.

“We are just trying to execute a plan and recognise things aren’t linear, and we are trending in the right direction. The trend is moving in the right direction and that’s the thing that really matters.

“In June, it will be three years in charge. That’s not a lot of time. It’s a whirlwind of activity and a steep learning curve, but I think that’s also a good thing.”

Boehly was also asked about the state of his relationship with Clearlake Capital, the club’s majority shareholder and co-founder Behdad Eghbali. The Athletic reported at the beginning of September that the relationship was in tatters.

“I can’t predict the future,” Boehly said when asked if the ownership structure will look the same this time next year. “We have agreed on a strategy and a way forward and stuff is getting done.” Boehly was asked if he would buy Chelsea in the same way again knowing what he knows now. “I don’t look in the rear-view mirror,” he said.

 

Boehly was speaking at the Financial Times’ Business of Football Summit in London on Thursday (Credit: Dan Sheldon)

Boehly and Clearlake have spent more than £1billion on transfer fees since acquiring the club in June 2022 and have signed players on long-term deals, some up to eight years. One advantage of such contracts was that Chelsea could amortise the transfer fee over the length of that deal. However, fellow Premier League clubs voted through a limit on the number of years the cost of a transfer fee can be spread, in relation to a contract, to five years.

“Yeh, a seven-year contract is really a five-year contract,” Boehly said when asked about their squad-building policies.

“The reality is, 95 per cent of the time, you’re going to have to make a decision, or you shoot yourself in the foot. So you either are able to come to terms and agree to an extension or you agree there’s greener pastures out there and that’s the business you’re in and that’s life. I think that that’s the the reality of the model.”

Boehly, who is also co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, then went on to speak about the importance of a “superstar captain” with great sporting sides across sports. “When you read about the teams that are the dynasties over the years, they had superstar captains that really led them and what you’re trying to find is, you know, how do I find that superstar captain?”

During the wide-ranging discussion that included his thoughts on how the Premier League should sell its media rights and whether an independent regulator is good for football. He was also asked about building a squad of players.

Boehly was questioned on what he believes has been the most misunderstood part of his and Clearlake Capital’s ownership of the club.

“I think the most misunderstood thing is that we’re thinking about it as measured in years and and you’ve got to think both short and long term,” Boehly said.

“But we’re focused on the combination of both of them and seeking the best possible way to execute on that. It’s a balancing act in order to figure out how to do it.

“Strikers are hard to find, right? You don’t go into the grocery store and say, ‘I am going to get a striker’. It is an amazing skill set and you have to have the right mentality.”

“When you read about the teams that are the dynasties over the years, right, they had superstar captains that really led them and what you’re trying to find is, you know, how do I find that superstar captain.”

Chelsea are next in action next Thursday against Copenhagen in the Europa Conference League last-16 first leg. They are currently fifth in the Premier League.